Biodiversity and cultural ecosystem benefits in lowland landscapes in southern England

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dc.contributor.authorKing, Helen P.
dc.contributor.authorMorris, Joe
dc.contributor.authorGraves, Anil
dc.contributor.authorBradbury, Richard B.
dc.contributor.authorMcGinlay, James
dc.contributor.authorBullock, James M.
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-10T16:17:50Z
dc.date.available2017-11-10T16:17:50Z
dc.date.issued2017-08-09
dc.description.abstractEvidence of the link between biodiversity and cultural ecosystem benefits (CEB) is scarce. Participatory workshops were used to explore perceptions of CEB attributable to biodiversity in lowland arable and semi-natural grassland landscapes in southern England. Increased biodiversity was found to be associated with greater perceived benefit, mainly at the habitat and landscape scale. It was, however, difficult to separate the effects of biodiversity from those of abiotic and human-made features, all of which combined to provide an important sense of place. Furthermore, CEB were strongly linked with supporting infrastructure, notably public access. It was observed that CEB were generated through socio-psychological 'pathways' as people interacted with environmental settings, such as acquiring knowledge, feeling regenerated and communicating with others. CEB were also attributed to provisioning and regulatory services, questioning the validity of partitioning cultural services. The findings have implications for practitioners designing programmes to enhance nature's contribution to people.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationKing H, Morris J, Graves A, Bradbury R, McGinlay J, Bullock J, Biodiversity and cultural ecosystem benefits in lowland landscapes in southern England, Journal of Environmental Psychology, Vol. 53, November 2017, pp. 185-197en_UK
dc.identifier.issn0272-4944
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2017.08.002
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/12713
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherElsevieren_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectCultural ecosystem servicesen_UK
dc.subjectBenefitsen_UK
dc.subjectBiodiversityen_UK
dc.subjectWellbeingen_UK
dc.subjectGrasslandsen_UK
dc.subjectPathwaysen_UK
dc.titleBiodiversity and cultural ecosystem benefits in lowland landscapes in southern Englanden_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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